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>>> developing now everyone president obama is expected to speak at the white house this hour. and you know something? i got to tell you something. that is the wrong teleprompter. i'm going off this hard copy. i want to say hello to all of you. welcome, it is high noon on the east coast, 9:00 a.m. out west. five stories trending out of this hour. out of afghanistan but is it mission accomplished? epidemic virus the flu will it slow down? california cold snap, citrus in danger. admission imminent. word of a lance armstrong tell all. and oops, did britney do it again? we have details on all those stories. but first -- >>> now we're getting to the president as he is sharing new details today on america's future role in afghanistan after meeting with afghan president hamid karzai on friday, he is giving us an update on how he will end the war in afghanistan. >> this remains a very difficult mission. the work ahead will not be easy. our forces are still in harm's way. but make no mistake. our path is clear, and we are moving forward. because after more than a decade of war, the nati
>>> developing now everyone president obama is expected to speak at the white house this hour. and you know something? i got to tell you something. that is the wrong teleprompter. i'm going off this hard copy. i want to say hello to all of you. welcome, it is high noon on the east coast, 9:00 a.m. out west. five stories trending out of this hour. out of afghanistan but is it mission accomplished? epidemic virus the flu will it slow down? california cold snap, citrus in danger....
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john brennan comes in at the beginning of the obama administration and builds white house policy and process around it. that's also one of the reasons there are few al qaeda leaders walking around today. >> we've gone from leon panetta to david petraeus briefly and now if john brennan is confirmed, john brennan. is the cia changing? >> the cia has changed drastically drastically, charlie. one of the discussions about john brennan is going to be aside from the counterterrorism paramilitary and drone world they have to get back to regular spying. >> john miller, thank you. >>> the only suspect to be jailed after the attack that killed the ambassador to libya is free this morning. his lawyer says he was released last night because of a lack of evidence. on month secretary of state hillary clinton told her staff she will testify to congress later this month about the attack in benghazi, libya. >>> we look at secretary clinton back on the job, she was greeted monday by cheers of staffer, and gave her a football helmet because of her concussion and blood clot. the secretary said thanks and
john brennan comes in at the beginning of the obama administration and builds white house policy and process around it. that's also one of the reasons there are few al qaeda leaders walking around today. >> we've gone from leon panetta to david petraeus briefly and now if john brennan is confirmed, john brennan. is the cia changing? >> the cia has changed drastically drastically, charlie. one of the discussions about john brennan is going to be aside from the counterterrorism...
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regardless of what happens between boehner and obama or mccarthy and abide and, eventually, the house and senate are going to have to work together -- mccarthy and biden, eventually, the house and senate are going to have to work together. host: you are on the air. caller: i am kind of confused with speaker boehner and his republicans and this thing about immigration reform. i don't see a change. i don't see they are doing anything about immigration reform. shouldn't he help people to stay in this country and get them to where they can pay taxes and help this country? see himbecause i don't doing anything. . guest: i think there will not be a large-scale reform. we saw that collapsed in 2007. what you're seeing is republicans on capitol hill are talking about, at least in january, it is moving forward on people who are educated or foreign-born, who came here and got a ph.d., for example. they seem like they are willing
regardless of what happens between boehner and obama or mccarthy and abide and, eventually, the house and senate are going to have to work together -- mccarthy and biden, eventually, the house and senate are going to have to work together. host: you are on the air. caller: i am kind of confused with speaker boehner and his republicans and this thing about immigration reform. i don't see a change. i don't see they are doing anything about immigration reform. shouldn't he help people to stay in...
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but that's how senator obama and president obama has sort of always been. always surrounded by usually men. >> congressman, last word. this is also true of people of color. the president, obviously, we have a holder at the justice department. we have kirk at the u.s. trade rep, but are there enough minorities and should it matter to us? should we be discussing this? >> it should matter because diversity must be our promise and not our problem. and, you know, when you have first man of color in the white house, it becomes even more significant. but i believe the president truly believes in diversity and i think that, again, i think we'll see the diversity coming down the pipe. >> congressman elijah cummings, congresswoman marcia black burn, jeffrey zeleny and michael scherer, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> when we return, strike up the band. the inauguration is a week away. you can buy your mementos now. s and your taste buds have always endorsed us. so, you know what this means... this is a real win win! yoplait, it is so good. >>> finally today
but that's how senator obama and president obama has sort of always been. always surrounded by usually men. >> congressman, last word. this is also true of people of color. the president, obviously, we have a holder at the justice department. we have kirk at the u.s. trade rep, but are there enough minorities and should it matter to us? should we be discussing this? >> it should matter because diversity must be our promise and not our problem. and, you know, when you have first man...
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president obama and hamid karzai sit down together, these are meeting now in washington. the latest in the trial of a woman who killed her boyfriend, denied she did it and then claimed it was really self-defense. why her lawyers asked for a mistrial. and the judge's decision. all "happening now." also new developments in the major flu outbreak that is gripping much of the country. the centers for disease control now saying 47 states are reporting wide-spread activity. good morning we hope you're not afflicted, i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm jenna lee. the c dc is also saying that the number of cases is decreasing in some states. maybe a little silver lining there. decreasing numbers is a good thing. but the earlier than usual flu season is taking a toll on millions as new vaccine shortages raise some tkerp concern that those who need it could miss-out on getting it. jonathan serrie is live with more on all of this. >> reporter: we are anticipating a cdc tell louisiana briefing in about half an hour. while 47 states are now reporting wide-spread flu activity cdc officials are e
president obama and hamid karzai sit down together, these are meeting now in washington. the latest in the trial of a woman who killed her boyfriend, denied she did it and then claimed it was really self-defense. why her lawyers asked for a mistrial. and the judge's decision. all "happening now." also new developments in the major flu outbreak that is gripping much of the country. the centers for disease control now saying 47 states are reporting wide-spread activity. good morning we...
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here is more. >> for president obama the vacation is over. mr. obama returns to from hawaii to a climate that is chilly. he has chosen chuck hagel as secretary of defense. he would be a controversial pick. he advocates negotiating with iran and some have questioned how strongly he supports israel. one pro israel group is running an ad against hagel. >> even the top senate republican says she reservation judgment. >> i'm going wait and see how the hearings go and see whether chuck's view square with the job he would be nominated to do. >> some democrats are speaking up for him. >> chuck hagel is a tremendous patriot and statesman, served incredibly in vietnam, served in this country as united states senator. >> and president obama is about to lose his treasury-secretary. tim geithner is the last original member of his economic team. he leaves as three major deadlines loom. by the end of february the treasury will lose the power to pay america's's bills and across the board cuts kick in march 1st and the government will run out of all control fund
here is more. >> for president obama the vacation is over. mr. obama returns to from hawaii to a climate that is chilly. he has chosen chuck hagel as secretary of defense. he would be a controversial pick. he advocates negotiating with iran and some have questioned how strongly he supports israel. one pro israel group is running an ad against hagel. >> even the top senate republican says she reservation judgment. >> i'm going wait and see how the hearings go and see whether...
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winely sent 90 magnums of vintage 2008 champagne to the white house just before christmas. this will be the eighth inauguration in a row ff corbel starting with president ronald reagan's second inaugural in 1985. >>> there's something new being offered for lunch in san francisco public schools. the district's contract with oakland-based revolution foods took effect this week. the company says it'll give more than 55,000 students access to healthier school meals. the new menu meets or exceeds usda new trigs requirements. the students say the food tastes a lot better than the lufrmgs they were served before. >>> the sf weekly recognizes one of the leading alternative leading newspapers in the country has a new owner tonight. it was sold today to san francisco newspaper company which already owns its competitors, the san francisco bay guardian and the san francisco examiner. the weekly was owned by voice media group. it did not disclose the sale price. >>> tonight san francisco police are asking for the public's help in tracking down a hit and run driver who struck and injured
winely sent 90 magnums of vintage 2008 champagne to the white house just before christmas. this will be the eighth inauguration in a row ff corbel starting with president ronald reagan's second inaugural in 1985. >>> there's something new being offered for lunch in san francisco public schools. the district's contract with oakland-based revolution foods took effect this week. the company says it'll give more than 55,000 students access to healthier school meals. the new menu meets or...
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karzai work at -- meet at the white house today. >> they will hold a private meeting and lunch before holding a joint press conference this afternoon. u.s. and international forces are scheduled to leave at the end of 2014. president karzai is good to speak at georgetown university this evening. >> 5:07. 41 degrees. >> still ahead, apple wants to hang up rumors it is creating a ch in >> welcome back. 5:10. it is easy to smile on friday when he know what the league -- what the weekend that looks like. >> lots of reasons to smile today. let's focus on the weekend. today unfortunately will be a little bit of an ugly one. we will still be mild. let's take a look at the satellite picture. you can see we had scattered clouds in southern maryland. you will see the moon, the stars, but overall our clouds will stick to route the day. we have a chance of showers throughout the day, especially by the middle of the afternoon. centerville, 36. 40 in germantown. bethesda at 39. 41 degrees in washington d.c. we will make it into the upper 40's and middle 50s today. most cloudy at 9:00. 50 degrees wi
karzai work at -- meet at the white house today. >> they will hold a private meeting and lunch before holding a joint press conference this afternoon. u.s. and international forces are scheduled to leave at the end of 2014. president karzai is good to speak at georgetown university this evening. >> 5:07. 41 degrees. >> still ahead, apple wants to hang up rumors it is creating a ch in >> welcome back. 5:10. it is easy to smile on friday when he know what the league --...
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. >> or a shotgun in your house to protect yourself. >> and candidate obama and president obama said yes, i agree. >> can we also change -- >> what are we talking about here? >> what we're talking about is a lobbying group in washington, d.c., that wants to continue to help people they represent make tens of millions of dollars. and if they have to lie to the american people every day and say they're coming to take your guns, they'll do it. >> i want to rebrand that it's not gun control, it's assault weapon control. that takes the argument away. let's even change the discussion. >> you know, they're liars. when they say that they're going to take all of your guns, if they start with these assault weapons that were used to destroy the lives of these 20 6 and 7-year-old gaem families a their community, they're lying. they're lying to their membership. there are certain news organizations -- and here's a warning -- there's certain news organizations, there were certain websites, there were certain newspapers that lied to their viewers and their listeners and their followers throughout 2
. >> or a shotgun in your house to protect yourself. >> and candidate obama and president obama said yes, i agree. >> can we also change -- >> what are we talking about here? >> what we're talking about is a lobbying group in washington, d.c., that wants to continue to help people they represent make tens of millions of dollars. and if they have to lie to the american people every day and say they're coming to take your guns, they'll do it. >> i want to...
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first, we know you want it, the white house soup of the day. something i don't think jack lew will be eating today. loaded potato. we know what he has for lunch every day, that cheese sandwich. check out the website. we are still looking for the soup recipes. maybe you should submit them. send in your favorite soups. excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just click away with our free mobile app. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of you
first, we know you want it, the white house soup of the day. something i don't think jack lew will be eating today. loaded potato. we know what he has for lunch every day, that cheese sandwich. check out the website. we are still looking for the soup recipes. maybe you should submit them. send in your favorite soups. excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my...
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president obama will talk it over with the afghan presidentiden hamid karzai friday at the white house. venezuela's government said today that president hugo chavez is too ill to attend his swearing-in for a new term on thursday. chavez, who is 58, is in cuba for cancer treatment. he hasn't spoken publicly in a month. his vice president is filling in. chavez has made a career out of bashing the united states and allied himself with iran and syria. a painting by the artist henri matisse has been recovered 25 years after it was stolen from a swedish museum. an art dealer in england was putting it up for sale when he discovered that it was listed on an international registry of stolen artwork. he says the current owner bought it in good faith 20 years ago.at the painting is valued at $1 million. it will be returned to the museum. some of the most powerful creatures in the sea may one day disappear. we'll tell you why next. hey america, even though she doesn't need them, lisa rinna is wearing the depend silhouette briefs for charity to prove how great the fit is even under a fantastic dres
president obama will talk it over with the afghan presidentiden hamid karzai friday at the white house. venezuela's government said today that president hugo chavez is too ill to attend his swearing-in for a new term on thursday. chavez, who is 58, is in cuba for cancer treatment. he hasn't spoken publicly in a month. his vice president is filling in. chavez has made a career out of bashing the united states and allied himself with iran and syria. a painting by the artist henri matisse has been...
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house. in addition the treasury department says there is no plan b. what do you think about that? >> well, that's a problem. too often in washington we're faced between kind of a false choice. we're presented with a choice that says, okay, you either take no cuts at all and raise the debt limit, or you raise the debt limit with the promise of kits that may never transpire and that kind of cut simply won't cut it anymore. hard-working americans deserve better than this and all the programs they rely on are placed in jeopardy by reflexively raising the debt limit without putting in place permanent structural reform. bill: what do you think will happen? sometime about mid-february we start to see you guess something develop. what is your best guess? >> one of the things we will see happening is that people on the other side of this, those who want us to just raise the debt limit as if we were votings on a motherhood appreciation resolution will tell us if we don't raise its or don't raise it im
house. in addition the treasury department says there is no plan b. what do you think about that? >> well, that's a problem. too often in washington we're faced between kind of a false choice. we're presented with a choice that says, okay, you either take no cuts at all and raise the debt limit, or you raise the debt limit with the promise of kits that may never transpire and that kind of cut simply won't cut it anymore. hard-working americans deserve better than this and all the programs...
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president karzai and president obama spoke at a joint news conference at the white house. following that are remarks at georgetown university. or not michael m -- michael mee se. now the news conference with president obama and afghan president karzai at the white house. president karzai also met with defense secretary leon panetta and secretary of state hillary clinton. this is about wordy minutes. -- 40 minutes. >> it is my pleasure to welcome president karzai back to the white house as well as his delegation. we last saw each other during the nato summit in chicago, a city that reflects the friendship between our peoples, including many afghan-americans and the karzai family. mr. president, welcome. we meet at a critical moment. the 33,000 additional forces i ordered to afghanistan have served with honor, they have completed their mission, and returned home this past fall. the transition is well underway, and soon nearly 90% of afghans will live in areas where afghan forces are in the lead for their own security. this year will mark another milestone. afghan forces will
president karzai and president obama spoke at a joint news conference at the white house. following that are remarks at georgetown university. or not michael m -- michael mee se. now the news conference with president obama and afghan president karzai at the white house. president karzai also met with defense secretary leon panetta and secretary of state hillary clinton. this is about wordy minutes. -- 40 minutes. >> it is my pleasure to welcome president karzai back to the white house as...
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president barack obama considered nominating him four years ago but he withdrew his name after information came up about things he was uncomfortable with. >>> several republican lawmakers have considered hagel's stand on israel and hamas. >> chuck hagel if confirmed for secretary he of defense would be the most antagonistic for the state of israel in history. >> he served incredibly in vietnam, served this country as the united states senator and he has not had a chance to speak for himself. >> hagel can vote and is aimed at some sanctions and he is replacing leon panetta who is stepping down. >>> secretary clinton was released and a was admitted when they followed up on a concussion she suffered in december. she will participate in events for ahmed wali karzai visit on friday. >>> lots of people as we talked about earlier are heading back, let's check in with sal on traffic, good morning sal. >>> good morning, pam, and brian and it looks good so far. we are going to be much whatting a lot later and let move on you can see the golden gate bridge is going well and just be careful as you dri
president barack obama considered nominating him four years ago but he withdrew his name after information came up about things he was uncomfortable with. >>> several republican lawmakers have considered hagel's stand on israel and hamas. >> chuck hagel if confirmed for secretary he of defense would be the most antagonistic for the state of israel in history. >> he served incredibly in vietnam, served this country as the united states senator and he has not had a chance to...
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. >> president obama announced the nomination of his white house chief of staff jack lew. but his bizarre signature, as you saw there, is what's really making some headlines. take a look at this. it's sort of like a telephone cord or bunch of curly fries. if he gets that job, those squiggles will be on all of our bills. >> here is a sample of what a new dollar bill will look like with lew's signature in the bottom right corner there, which made all of us kind of think, what does your handwriting reveal and what is in a signature? document examiner kurt bagget joins us from dallas. there is a bit of a delay. just bear with us. let's start with jack lew. can you take anything away from just that line of squiggles? >> oh, sure. you can see a lot. >> tell us what you see. >> well, almost nothing. jack lew wants you to know nothing about what he's thinking or about what he's doing. you could almost see the j in the first letter. alternative is that you see nothing else. it does reveal something. what it reveals, because of the circles, is that he's a methodical and deliberate t
. >> president obama announced the nomination of his white house chief of staff jack lew. but his bizarre signature, as you saw there, is what's really making some headlines. take a look at this. it's sort of like a telephone cord or bunch of curly fries. if he gets that job, those squiggles will be on all of our bills. >> here is a sample of what a new dollar bill will look like with lew's signature in the bottom right corner there, which made all of us kind of think, what does...
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obama met with president hamid karzai at the white house yesterday. the pair discussed ways to wind down u.s. military presence in afghanistan as the american mission there officially ends in 2014. i'm marianne rafferty. now, back to "geraldo at large." this s a crime time in prime time alert. in the stew yo steubenville, o, football rape case there is word that those who testified have not been granted immunity from prosecution as had previously been reported so that throws open the possibility that the players who shot those hideous videos and pictures of the rape victim comatose being handed around the picture takers may also be prosecuted. as the local board of education urges other student witnesses to come forward, craig has the latest on the big red rape case. >> she is better than casey anthony. >> in a drunken rant, ex-steubenville hig high school football player is taped. a girl passed around like a ragdoll and allegedly raped during a summer party hosted by former players of the current team known locally as big red. >> it is rape. >> the d
obama met with president hamid karzai at the white house yesterday. the pair discussed ways to wind down u.s. military presence in afghanistan as the american mission there officially ends in 2014. i'm marianne rafferty. now, back to "geraldo at large." this s a crime time in prime time alert. in the stew yo steubenville, o, football rape case there is word that those who testified have not been granted immunity from prosecution as had previously been reported so that throws open the...
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presidents karzai and obama will meet at the white house to discuss troop levels and the wish list of military equipment karzai is bringing to washington next week. >> extreme weather alert the east coast is gearing up for unseason bring warm temperatures ahead. the mercury expected to climb more than ten degrees higher-than-normal. a mild storm is moving across new england creating a possibility of snow. a rainstorm is over california and that could pose problems for the southern plains later in the week. >>gregg: hockey is back. it took four months and a marathon negotiating session to put the skates back on the ice. this morning, the nhl and the players agreed on a tentative deal to end the 113-day lock out and save what is left of the season. now schedules issuing including the length of the season need to be worked out. >> the coast guard has been working trying to move an oil rig that is stranded off of alaska. coming up, how a salvage team is planning to get it back to safety. >>gregg: swimmers attempt to escape from alcatraz, the race to the frigid and shark infested waters. >
presidents karzai and obama will meet at the white house to discuss troop levels and the wish list of military equipment karzai is bringing to washington next week. >> extreme weather alert the east coast is gearing up for unseason bring warm temperatures ahead. the mercury expected to climb more than ten degrees higher-than-normal. a mild storm is moving across new england creating a possibility of snow. a rainstorm is over california and that could pose problems for the southern plains...
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we just saw the president karzai getting into the white house. he walked in just moments ago where he'll be discussing the future of the u.s. role in afghanistan. u.s. commanders there have proposed keeping anywhere from 6 to 15,000 u.s. troops in the country after 2014 to go after terrorists and train afghan forces. but just this week the white house said the president is open to pulling out all u.s. troops. joining me now is the former ambassador to iraq, christopher hill, also former assistant secretary of state for east asian and pacific affairs. good to see you, good morning. >> good morning. >> give us a sense of what is likely happening in that room. what's the conversation like and what do you see potentially coming out of this meeting today between these two leaders? >> first of all, i think the president will warmly receive him. he'll certainly do a lot of listening. i've seen our president in many of these circumstances where he asks the visitor how things are going. he will touch upon some of the real problems that clearly afghanistan
we just saw the president karzai getting into the white house. he walked in just moments ago where he'll be discussing the future of the u.s. role in afghanistan. u.s. commanders there have proposed keeping anywhere from 6 to 15,000 u.s. troops in the country after 2014 to go after terrorists and train afghan forces. but just this week the white house said the president is open to pulling out all u.s. troops. joining me now is the former ambassador to iraq, christopher hill, also former...
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it also said the obama administration does not support blowing up planets. in order to get a response, they have to have responses in 30 days. >>> britney spears close to having her own las vegas show. she's working on a deal bigger than the one celine dion made. dion received $100 million per year. spears is negotiating the deal with the same casino group. tmz said there's still back-and-forth over what spears will be doing, but that she is ready to move. i won't be there. >>> thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. no 5:00 and 6:00 tonight, because we'll be curled up on the couch watching the golden globes live. you can get any of your news at nbcbayarea.com. stay up to date and stay nice and warm, folks. have a great weekend. there is no mass-produced human. every human being is unique. and there is one store that recognizes it. the sleep number store. the only place in the world you'll find... the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. an exclusive collection of innovations that totally individualizes your sleep. the only pl
it also said the obama administration does not support blowing up planets. in order to get a response, they have to have responses in 30 days. >>> britney spears close to having her own las vegas show. she's working on a deal bigger than the one celine dion made. dion received $100 million per year. spears is negotiating the deal with the same casino group. tmz said there's still back-and-forth over what spears will be doing, but that she is ready to move. i won't be there....
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. >>> president obama named his pick for the next secretary treasury. the president is nominating jack lou. before his current chief of staff, he was the president's director, a job he held in the clinton white house. some republicans are skeptical about the choice saying lou was less than honest about president obama's budget and its affects on the nation's debt. >> and he did not show the kind of independence and credibility we would want in that important cabinet position. >> and as with all cabinet posts, lou must be confirmed by the senate. >>> if confirmed, low may want to work on his john hancock. look at this. that is the signature at the bottom right. it would be on every new bill printed. the current scribble does not resemble the pain at all and that he promised to work on it. >> when this was mighted in the press, i considered resinnedding my offer to appoint him. i never saw his signature. jack assures me he's going to work to make at least one letter ledgible. in order not to kebait our currency. -- debase our currency. >> hopefully he hit
. >>> president obama named his pick for the next secretary treasury. the president is nominating jack lou. before his current chief of staff, he was the president's director, a job he held in the clinton white house. some republicans are skeptical about the choice saying lou was less than honest about president obama's budget and its affects on the nation's debt. >> and he did not show the kind of independence and credibility we would want in that important cabinet position....
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president obama, critics said, was overstepping his authority. the drudge report read the headline, white house threatens executive orders on guns. and look at the pictures. they show pictures of josef stalin and adolf hitler. lindsey graham weighed in as well. tweeting today, quote, gun control by executive order could be a power grab that won't go down well with congress or the american people. just the other day, former house speaker and former gop candidate, newt gingrich told fox's greta van susteren that congress should act to block any executive order. the correct approach by congress is to cut off money and say no money shall be spent to do this. since his presidential run, speaker gingrich has launched a new website, gingrichproductions.com. i spoke to him just a few moments ago. mr. speaker, as you know, the white house is looking seriously at new gun control measures. they have talked about using executive orders, not to create new gun control laws, but to strengthen things like databases the fbi uses for background checks or getting s
president obama, critics said, was overstepping his authority. the drudge report read the headline, white house threatens executive orders on guns. and look at the pictures. they show pictures of josef stalin and adolf hitler. lindsey graham weighed in as well. tweeting today, quote, gun control by executive order could be a power grab that won't go down well with congress or the american people. just the other day, former house speaker and former gop candidate, newt gingrich told fox's greta...
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will president obama second be any different? turning me now, congressman bob good lad, chairman of the house judiciary committee which oversees immigration reform. okay. congressman, we have a list of things that apparently the president wants to push for, one requiring businesses to verify new employees in the country legally. two, create a guest worker program of low-wage immigrants and three, make immigrants seeking legal status pay fines and back taxes. can you support any of that? >> oh, all of that is well worth looking at very carefully, and that is exactly what we will do. republicans in the house are very enthused about doing immigration reform this year as well. how much we can do will depend upon how much we can find in common with our friends over in the senate and with the white house and our colleagues here in the house. gerri: congressman, what i ask you was to mckinney's support those three specific ideas? >> those threes the severe ideas are all things that if done correctly we can find a way to support some of
will president obama second be any different? turning me now, congressman bob good lad, chairman of the house judiciary committee which oversees immigration reform. okay. congressman, we have a list of things that apparently the president wants to push for, one requiring businesses to verify new employees in the country legally. two, create a guest worker program of low-wage immigrants and three, make immigrants seeking legal status pay fines and back taxes. can you support any of that?...
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morehan 34,000 people sign the petition calling on the obama administration to build the super weapon in a posting on the white house web site, the spice advisor says why waste money on a death star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one man starship. >> we have very cold temperatures. >> leigh: cold temperatures and clear sky. definitely bundle up, get ready for the freezing to take place overnight. live doppler 7hd telling you no returns right now. so clearing as well as west wind, calm conditions. temperatures are going to start to bottom out by early tomorrow morning. in fact here's a look at some of our expected lows. mid-to-upper 20s. that's about it. and santa rosa as well as napa. could be even colder in some of those sonoma valley areas. 38, expected low for san francisco, 33, oakland. mid-to-upper 20s in the east bay, and morgan hill, overnight tonight, getting down to 27 degrees. the entire state influenced by the cold air mass all the way down to southern california. san diego tomorrow, 56. al -- 58 in los angeles. south lake tahoe right now, minus two degr
morehan 34,000 people sign the petition calling on the obama administration to build the super weapon in a posting on the white house web site, the spice advisor says why waste money on a death star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one man starship. >> we have very cold temperatures. >> leigh: cold temperatures and clear sky. definitely bundle up, get ready for the freezing to take place overnight. live doppler 7hd telling you no returns right now. so clearing as...
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in a posting on the white house web site, the spice advisor says why waste money on a death star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one man starship. >> we have very cold temperatures. >> leigh: cold temperatures and clear sky. definitely bundle up, get ready for the freezing to take place overnight. live doppler 7hd telling you no returns right now. so clearing as well as west wind, calm conditions. temperatures are going to start to bottom out by early tomorrow morning. in fact here's a look at some of our expected lows. mid-to-upper 20s. that's about it. and santa rosa as well as napa. could be even colder in some of those sonoma valley areas. 38, expected low for san francisco, 33, oakland. mid-to-upper 20s in the east bay, and morgan hill, overnight tonight, getting down to 27 degrees. the entire state influenced by the cold air mass all the way down to southern california. san diego tomorrow, 56. al -- 58 in los angeles. south lake tahoe right now, minus two degrees. tomorrow they'll warm up to only 27 degrees. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast.
in a posting on the white house web site, the spice advisor says why waste money on a death star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one man starship. >> we have very cold temperatures. >> leigh: cold temperatures and clear sky. definitely bundle up, get ready for the freezing to take place overnight. live doppler 7hd telling you no returns right now. so clearing as well as west wind, calm conditions. temperatures are going to start to bottom out by early tomorrow...
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what you have to see is how well the white house defends this pick. right now this is a pick that doesn't have a lot of friends on either side of the party. ultimately democrats are going to listen to what barack obama says about his own cabinet. another thing important to mention here is like matt was saying a bit is, take the john brennan pick. the john kerry pick. obama's trying to surround himself with people he really is friends with and likes. the first term was people like hillary clinton, jim jones, bob gates. they're big names. those aren't necessarily obama allies. brennan, hagel, kerry, susan rice, these are really people obama knows and is close to. that's what he's trying to build for his second term. >> i want to bring in congressman adam schiff, democrat from california. always good to see you, congressman, good morning. >> thank you. good morning. >> do you think if this fight if it does materialize over chuck hagel could have the effect of taking the focus off of other things that need to get done? things like the debt ceiling? >> wel
what you have to see is how well the white house defends this pick. right now this is a pick that doesn't have a lot of friends on either side of the party. ultimately democrats are going to listen to what barack obama says about his own cabinet. another thing important to mention here is like matt was saying a bit is, take the john brennan pick. the john kerry pick. obama's trying to surround himself with people he really is friends with and likes. the first term was people like hillary...
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in today's breaking the said next hour here on our team white house counterterrorism team gone a little something like this shoot first ask questions later and answer to no one touching phrase for which we should thank john brennan in fact he coaches obama every terror today on how to assassinate around the world this is the number one advisor overseeing the drone king's kill list john brennan's nickname is the assassination czar for god's sake and this is the guy who is ushering this country to the next phase of the war on terror. mocking the point of its term in office the u.k. is ruling coalition has top of the list of its achievements so far also served up well one hundred eighty reform promises mostly minor but those are threatening more austerity further reports on the mid-term review. prime minister david cameron and the deputy leader the kurdish and nick clegg giving one of their rare joint public appearances together to deliver this mid-term review it was an awkward appearance it was really really difficult watching there were red faces several awkward pauses there were these r
in today's breaking the said next hour here on our team white house counterterrorism team gone a little something like this shoot first ask questions later and answer to no one touching phrase for which we should thank john brennan in fact he coaches obama every terror today on how to assassinate around the world this is the number one advisor overseeing the drone king's kill list john brennan's nickname is the assassination czar for god's sake and this is the guy who is ushering this country...
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. >>> today, president obama will meet with afghan president karzai at the white house. much more on those stories throughout the morning. first, good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome to this friday, january 11, 2013. a bit of a mixed bag weatherwise this morning. we'll start with the cold and some rain and a little warmup maybe. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is tracking it all for us. he has your forecast. good morning. >> that's a view of national harbor on this friday morning. starting off with a lot of cloudiness. it's producing a few sprinkles. may be trying to reach the ground north of richmond. but it's southwest of the metro area. ahead of that, breaks in the clouds. but the real rain activity this morning right now is this southwestern west virginia. southwestern virginia into the carolinas and much farther west they're getting heavier downpours in indiana and parts of ohio. ahead of that, it's a cold morning. most of the region near or below freezing in the suburbs or rural areas. 39 at reagan national. milder air pushi
. >>> today, president obama will meet with afghan president karzai at the white house. much more on those stories throughout the morning. first, good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome to this friday, january 11, 2013. a bit of a mixed bag weatherwise this morning. we'll start with the cold and some rain and a little warmup maybe. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is tracking it all for us. he has your forecast. good morning. >>...
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in and put him right back in the white house to do wit to -- deal with it. a plan is jack lew's a signal from obama that he will pursue the course he pursued in the first term, to spend as much as he needs to establish the entitlement state and tax at a higher level to pay for it. jack lew is exactly the kind of liberal historically who has been his warrior on the front in negotiating on this. there is no indication that lew would go in any other direction, and it is clear to me that by this series of agreements obama has made, unlike added a first term more features people of independent stature, he has gone from a team of rivals to team of underlings. >> well, that is one nomination, but the nomination of former srepublican senator chuck hagel to head the department of defense has generated heat and light. zbigniew brzezinski, general john johns, brent scowcroft, as well as colin powell and former defense secretary bob gates. the senate has rejected only nine cabinet nominees to will chuck hagel be the 10th? >> i don't think so. i thought he would have an
in and put him right back in the white house to do wit to -- deal with it. a plan is jack lew's a signal from obama that he will pursue the course he pursued in the first term, to spend as much as he needs to establish the entitlement state and tax at a higher level to pay for it. jack lew is exactly the kind of liberal historically who has been his warrior on the front in negotiating on this. there is no indication that lew would go in any other direction, and it is clear to me that by this...
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she had promised to appear before the senate and the house foreign affairs panel before stepping down from her job. president obama has nominated senator john kerry to replace her. >> still ahead on kron 4 morning news. a new iphone may be in the works and it is likely " cheaper " than the one you already have. it is incredible on video. a great white shark sighting off the coast of florida. how'd it is helping researchers is coming up next. it is a judgment day for barry bonds. he will find out his hall of fame fate. mark will have more on this story a little later. we will be right back area . >> new this morning. apple is working on a lower in iphone. this is according to wall street journal. it is a big shift in the corporate strategy as sales of the android powered devices sky rocketed. apple has explored the option for years, but the plan is progressing and a less expensive version of its flagship device could launch later this year. the cheaper phones could resemble the standard iphone, with a different, less expensive body. one possibility under construction is loring the cost
she had promised to appear before the senate and the house foreign affairs panel before stepping down from her job. president obama has nominated senator john kerry to replace her. >> still ahead on kron 4 morning news. a new iphone may be in the works and it is likely " cheaper " than the one you already have. it is incredible on video. a great white shark sighting off the coast of florida. how'd it is helping researchers is coming up next. it is a judgment day for barry bonds....
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house run. >> they write the checks, you get stuck with the bill. they get the access while you get to write a letter. they think they own this government, but we're here today to take it back. the time for that kind of politics is over. it is through. >> despite that, the relationship actually started off on a somewhat positive note. the chamber broke with republicans early on in obama's presidency and backed the $787 billion stimulus package. but things went down hill quickly as the two sides clashed over the president's health care and economic agendas. the chamber's number two man, bruce joss ten, blamed the white house for targeting the group unfairly. >> in fact, they have come out of the white house, trying to neuter the u.s. chamber of commerce or trying to marginalize the u.s. chamber. we're not going to take the bait and engage in a name-calling campaign here back and forth. we're going to stay focused. >> the chamber poured money in attempts to block the president's agenda, spending nearly $3 million a week according to "the washington po
house run. >> they write the checks, you get stuck with the bill. they get the access while you get to write a letter. they think they own this government, but we're here today to take it back. the time for that kind of politics is over. it is through. >> despite that, the relationship actually started off on a somewhat positive note. the chamber broke with republicans early on in obama's presidency and backed the $787 billion stimulus package. but things went down hill quickly as...
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john boehner and house republicans. that $60 billion for the whole of 2013 and long-term construction project. stuart: they imply there is no money to help the victims. there is money. is right there and is available now. >> it will last until february or march. the head of the appropriations committee, congressman harold rogers of kentucky put $23 billion into the bill to help fema get past spring when their money ran out. and congressman from new jersey who had been interacting with regional officials up here put another $33 billion into the bill. about $60 billion was put in the house bill by republicans to help people of the northeast and they are getting denounced on new year's day because they didn't pass it january 1st. stuart: our beef with $60.4 billion bill was it was loaded with pork, $150 billion for alaska fisheries. is that not a valid objection? >> absolutely valid objection but the pork was put in by the senate. when it got to the house which is gun shy of year marks the appropriations committee took the
john boehner and house republicans. that $60 billion for the whole of 2013 and long-term construction project. stuart: they imply there is no money to help the victims. there is money. is right there and is available now. >> it will last until february or march. the head of the appropriations committee, congressman harold rogers of kentucky put $23 billion into the bill to help fema get past spring when their money ran out. and congressman from new jersey who had been interacting with...
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cabinet isnt obama's in the midst of a shake-up. >> he has helped to streamline the government. >> he was the budget director. >> wolfe street likely to this as a doubling down -- wall street will likely view this as a doubling down. >> lew would join john kerry at stake, chuck hagel 4 defense. three other cabinet members say they will stay on including kathleen sebelius and our action secchi. solis is stepping down. no word on who will replace secretary solis. one senator has voice some concerns about lews. >> there has been some concern about a lack of diversity. >> especially when it comes to women. state, defense, treasury -- they are going to be filled by white men. the white house points to its record.ome >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> it is now time for legislators in annapolis ticket down to business. they will handle a wide friday of issues including gun control, taxes, and fracking. >> it is done in other states and completely legal. it doesn't affect maryland's bond rating at all. >> some predict gun control is most likely to pass during the session. the repeal of the dea
cabinet isnt obama's in the midst of a shake-up. >> he has helped to streamline the government. >> he was the budget director. >> wolfe street likely to this as a doubling down -- wall street will likely view this as a doubling down. >> lew would join john kerry at stake, chuck hagel 4 defense. three other cabinet members say they will stay on including kathleen sebelius and our action secchi. solis is stepping down. no word on who will replace secretary solis. one...
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you have the republican house. there are things president obama can do on gun control where he doesn't need congress's support. prosecuting people who sort of lie on their background checks, you know, being more strict enforcing all of that. >> with congress i think, we will see a lot of focus on immigration. >> the president seems particularly for these first two years. amanda, good to talk to you. look forward to having you back in studio. >> your calls welcome at 866-55-press. eric interesting about this focus on immigration reform. >> that's one things. >> they have no choice at this point. they have got to come around. with the demographics of the country changing the way they are and frankly, they should have been with president george w. bush on this. he was right on this issue. >> they had their best chance on that issue when he introduced it. >> way, way, way back 10 years ago. >> 866-55-press. join the conversation with eric byrnes. we will be right back. [ music ] stephanie miller rounds out current's mo
you have the republican house. there are things president obama can do on gun control where he doesn't need congress's support. prosecuting people who sort of lie on their background checks, you know, being more strict enforcing all of that. >> with congress i think, we will see a lot of focus on immigration. >> the president seems particularly for these first two years. amanda, good to talk to you. look forward to having you back in studio. >> your calls welcome at...
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. >> a senior white house officials as president obama will nominate john britton to be the next director of the cia. the announcement is expected this morning at 10:00 our time. >> down brennan is the white house's point man for targeting terrorists. >> going to the cia you are further away from the white house and access to the president. >> at the way britain would be coming home. he joined the cia after route reading a want ad in the newspaper. he learned arabic. he was a candidate for cia director four years ago but he pulled out of contention when critics slammed his involvement ambushed their interrogations. the former general had a culture clash with a career cia analyst. following outsiders may be easier for britain. >> they think here's a guy who understands as and will have our backs and defend us. >> brennan was intimately involved in the assault on osama bin lawton.aden. >> brennan had been on leave and allow an account for 15 years and remembered that they had a dog when they were living in sioux down. >> brennan suggested been latin cowardly use a human shield. he did not.
. >> a senior white house officials as president obama will nominate john britton to be the next director of the cia. the announcement is expected this morning at 10:00 our time. >> down brennan is the white house's point man for targeting terrorists. >> going to the cia you are further away from the white house and access to the president. >> at the way britain would be coming home. he joined the cia after route reading a want ad in the newspaper. he learned arabic. he...
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owe ma wins but the republicans stay in the house. what should they be thinking the republicans thinker the final stopgap against the obama administration. how should they see themselves. >> they are one of the major stopgaps. the other should be the american people. the founder said the last protection is the american people. >> but the american people vote ford obama. they voted for divided government really. >> a lot of them did. we have to argue people made a mistake and we have to understand why they are at risk and more at risk with this administration. you give up on the american people you give up. they may have been lulled into an acquiesce sense to obama and notoriety and fame. they are the ultimate. >> in america five years ago if i would have told you that states would vote for gay marriage, you probably wouldn't have believed it because 30 some odd states rejected it. legalizing marijuana for recreational use it has the country moved
owe ma wins but the republicans stay in the house. what should they be thinking the republicans thinker the final stopgap against the obama administration. how should they see themselves. >> they are one of the major stopgaps. the other should be the american people. the founder said the last protection is the american people. >> but the american people vote ford obama. they voted for divided government really. >> a lot of them did. we have to argue people made a mistake and...
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biden says the white house will move swiftly on gun- control. recommendations are expected by the end of the month. the makeup of president obama's cabinet is becoming clear. hilda solis offered her resignation. veterans affairs secretary eric shinsky will stay on despite concerns about diversity. jack lew will be nominated secretary of the treasury replacing tim geithner. >> the cathedral in washington will host same-sex weddings. it will be among the first of the episcopal churches to allow same-sex weddings. each priest will make the decision. session opened amid controversy. and expressing reservations about the proposed legislation to leverage millions of dollars for school renovations. david collins has more. >> this is delightfully brown water. >> they greeted lawmakers on the return to the state house. they want to put a hold on drilling for natural gas until and unless they state completes a study of risks. legislatures were -- legislators were challenged to take a taste test. the 2013 session did not open quietly. they expressed reserv
biden says the white house will move swiftly on gun- control. recommendations are expected by the end of the month. the makeup of president obama's cabinet is becoming clear. hilda solis offered her resignation. veterans affairs secretary eric shinsky will stay on despite concerns about diversity. jack lew will be nominated secretary of the treasury replacing tim geithner. >> the cathedral in washington will host same-sex weddings. it will be among the first of the episcopal churches to...
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then from new year's day, debate over the fiscal cliff and house of representatives. later, the president talking about the fiscal cliff agreement from the white house briefing room. now, president obama on new year's eve, and on congress to avert the so-called fiscal cliff and middle-class tax hikes. [applause] >> happy new year to you. >> hello, everybody. thank you. everybody have a seat. good afternoon, everybody. welcome to the white house. i realize that the last thing you want to hear on new year's eve is another speech from me. but i do need to talk about the progress being made in congress today. for the last few days, leaders of both parties are working toward an agreement that will prevent a middle-class tax hike from hitting 98% of all americans starting tomorrow. preventing that tax hike has been my top priority. the last thing that folks like the folks appear on this stage can afford right now is to pay an extra $2,000 in taxes next year. middle-class families cannot afford it, businesses cannot afford it, our economy cannot afford it. today, it appears
then from new year's day, debate over the fiscal cliff and house of representatives. later, the president talking about the fiscal cliff agreement from the white house briefing room. now, president obama on new year's eve, and on congress to avert the so-called fiscal cliff and middle-class tax hikes. [applause] >> happy new year to you. >> hello, everybody. thank you. everybody have a seat. good afternoon, everybody. welcome to the white house. i realize that the last thing you...
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stay with us for live coverage from the white house. next, the gunfight continues. joe biden sits down with the nra. stay with us. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. is a fantastic experience. 30 shrimp for $11.99. i can't imagine anything better. you're getting a ton of shrimp, and it tastes really good! [ male announcer ] hurry in to red lobster's 30 shrimp for just $11.99! choose any two of five savory shrimp selections, like mango jalapeÑo shrimp and parmesan crunch shrimp. two delicious shrimp selections on one plate! all with salad and unlimited cheddar bay biscuits. 30 shrimp, just $11.99 for a limited time. wow, that's a lot of shrimp. i'm ryon stewart, i'm the ultimate shrimp lover, and i sea food differently. is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption
stay with us for live coverage from the white house. next, the gunfight continues. joe biden sits down with the nra. stay with us. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. is a fantastic experience. 30 shrimp for $11.99. i can't imagine anything better. you're getting a ton of shrimp, and...
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." >> thursday, president obama named white house chief of staff lew, and if confirmed, he would take over the treasury department before the white house and congress debates the raising of the $16.40 trillion debt ceiling. this is 15 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, accompanied by timothy geithner and jacob lew. >> a little more than four years ago i stood with mr. tim geithner, the first nominee to my cabinet. we were two months into the financial crisis. the stock market had cratered. bank after bank was on the verge of collapse. worst of all, more than 800,000 americans would lose their jobs in just that month. at the bottom was probably not yet in sight. i could not blame tim when he told me he was not the right guy for the job. [laughter] but on news that tim's extensive -- but i knew that experience with economic policy made him eminently qualified and i knew he could hit the ground running. as chairman of the federal reserve, he had just spent chaotic weeks emerged in the -- immersed in the crisis and had been working with the treasury to s
." >> thursday, president obama named white house chief of staff lew, and if confirmed, he would take over the treasury department before the white house and congress debates the raising of the $16.40 trillion debt ceiling. this is 15 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, accompanied by timothy geithner and jacob lew. >> a little more than four years ago i stood with mr. tim geithner, the first nominee to my cabinet. we were two months into...
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at 7:15, why members of hagel's own party say they are against his nomination. >>> at the same white house event this morning, president obama will nominate john brennan as the new cia director. he's currently the counterterrorism and homeland security adviser. he's also a 25-year cia veteran. president obama considered nominating brennan for the job four years but brennan withdrew his name after being criticized during the bush administration. >>> 49ers fans are ready. in a couple of hours tickets go on sale for saturday's big playoff games against the green bay packers. but knows tickets will not be easy to get. ryan flores is live in san francisco. any idea how many tickets are up for grabs, ryan? >> reporter: very few, dave. very few. that's the latest we're hearing from the team. if you are a 49ers' fan you are probably hoping this week goes by fast because you are looking forward to the game and it was messed to be an -- it's expected to be an amazing game and aaron rodgers is coming back. colin kaepernick. tickets, yes, they will be hard to come by. the team announced that a very li
at 7:15, why members of hagel's own party say they are against his nomination. >>> at the same white house event this morning, president obama will nominate john brennan as the new cia director. he's currently the counterterrorism and homeland security adviser. he's also a 25-year cia veteran. president obama considered nominating brennan for the job four years but brennan withdrew his name after being criticized during the bush administration. >>> 49ers fans are ready. in a...
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thousand and fourteen but the white house is now negotiating terms to stay there the president said if u.s. forces stayed their role would be different but critics argue it's an attempt to regroup and a military presence which both the majority of americans and afghans oppose want a solution to a president obama said about the mission after twenty fourteen i think. you know although obviously we're still. two years when. i can say with assurance that this is a very different mission. and different tasks and a very different footprint for the u.s. if we're able to come to an appropriate agreement now one of the key points of the agreement that the president mentioned there they keep point probably is immunity from prosecution for u.s. troops so that the afghans cannot prosecute any american soldier if they commit a crime that's the deal that the white house couldn't get from the iraqi government the u.s. wanted to keep some troops there but couldn't because of how we opposed the iraqis were to allowing the u.s. to further operate there with impunity but with homemade karzai it could
thousand and fourteen but the white house is now negotiating terms to stay there the president said if u.s. forces stayed their role would be different but critics argue it's an attempt to regroup and a military presence which both the majority of americans and afghans oppose want a solution to a president obama said about the mission after twenty fourteen i think. you know although obviously we're still. two years when. i can say with assurance that this is a very different mission. and...
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>> the house of representatives has originate all spending cuts. lou: another 4 trillion over the course of the next 10 years. 22 trillion at the end of obama's time i office, we are going to be looking at $26,000 in debt. thank you, mr. obama. >> the basic poi is that the american people know that we have to have cutbacks in entitlement programs. lou: let's set aside the european tax rates. [talking over each other] lou: let me ask you this. if you don't think that the republicans experience anything, is there any way in which we can get to that point? >> welcome the republicans have to have a strong standpoint on what they think needs to be done. what they are willing to vote for. so far we haven't seen that. >> president obama is responsible for the government. what would you have him do? >> we need to have a strong proposal. >> there only for programs that count anymore. defense and social security and health care. lou: david weise, thank you so much for being with us. up next, a new york executive takes on the aw and an overbearing use of the
>> the house of representatives has originate all spending cuts. lou: another 4 trillion over the course of the next 10 years. 22 trillion at the end of obama's time i office, we are going to be looking at $26,000 in debt. thank you, mr. obama. >> the basic poi is that the american people know that we have to have cutbacks in entitlement programs. lou: let's set aside the european tax rates. [talking over each other] lou: let me ask you this. if you don't think that the republicans...
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. >> reporter: noble concept, kind of thing obi-wan or obama wa nchn ki kenobi would have thought of. if that 25,000 agreed, the administration would sponz. but they began to petition for strange things from recognizing ping-pong as a school sport to deporting perceiers morgan for views on guns but the most popular idea of all. a petition to, quote, secure resources and funding and begin construction of a death star by 2016. the reason, to quote spur job creation and strengthen our national defense. nearly 35,000 people went online and agreed and the white house true to its word responded saying interga lactic domination probably isn't the best idea in the universe, first the price tag, a budget gusting 850 quadrillion dollars and the administration does not support blowing up planets and the best, why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a death star with a fundamental flaw that can be expolited by a one-man starship? all politics aside, they do have a point. and the white house response came from paul shawcross, the science and space branch. he said despite the white house's
. >> reporter: noble concept, kind of thing obi-wan or obama wa nchn ki kenobi would have thought of. if that 25,000 agreed, the administration would sponz. but they began to petition for strange things from recognizing ping-pong as a school sport to deporting perceiers morgan for views on guns but the most popular idea of all. a petition to, quote, secure resources and funding and begin construction of a death star by 2016. the reason, to quote spur job creation and strengthen our...
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. >> new this morning president obama is will host afghan president hrnid karzai at the white house on friday. the president and karzai will discuss plans to bring the u.s. led war in afghanistan to close by the end of 2014. off the to will discuss the next phases of the usf transition out of afghanistan. mr. obama is expected soon to decide what the u.s. role in afghanistan will be after 2014. the president is facing pressure from democrats and even some republicans to wind down the war more quickly while the military wants to avoid a too fast pullout. >> a mixup at ticketmaster has created a headache for president obama is seco staples is the number 1 office super store ink retailer in america. now get $6 back in staples rewards for every ink cartridge you recycle when you spend $50 on hp ink. staples, that was easy. if ticketmaster admitted that they made a mistake but the unknown group committee will still honor the tickets that were sold. >> we will be right bacteria >> if your web browser was a little slow you may have missed out on your chance for tickets to the 49ers a playoff
. >> new this morning president obama is will host afghan president hrnid karzai at the white house on friday. the president and karzai will discuss plans to bring the u.s. led war in afghanistan to close by the end of 2014. off the to will discuss the next phases of the usf transition out of afghanistan. mr. obama is expected soon to decide what the u.s. role in afghanistan will be after 2014. the president is facing pressure from democrats and even some republicans to wind down the war...
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for some reason you don't hear complaints about the white house response to sandy. we are still looking into why that might be. strange, don't you think? the imperious president obama appears ready to take on the second amendment. the "a-team" is here. the president's home town has the toughest gun laws in the country, yet its murder capital of america, and his home state corruption appears not only common but perhaps an asset. details ahead. the left waging war on its political opponents. class warfare name calling. does the culture of fear and intimidation silence america? the author of the new book bullies, ben shapiro, joins us here next.look, if ♪ y, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. te
for some reason you don't hear complaints about the white house response to sandy. we are still looking into why that might be. strange, don't you think? the imperious president obama appears ready to take on the second amendment. the "a-team" is here. the president's home town has the toughest gun laws in the country, yet its murder capital of america, and his home state corruption appears not only common but perhaps an asset. details ahead. the left waging war on its political...
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for some reason you don't hear complaints about the white house response to sandy. we are still looking into why that might be. strange, don't you think? the imperious president obama appears ready to take on the second amendment. the "a-team" is here. the president's home town has the toughest gun laws in the country, yet its murder capital of america, and his home state corruption appears not only common but perhaps an asset. details ahead. the left waging war on its political opponents. class warfare name calling. does the culture of fear and intimidation silence america? the author of the new book this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day afr day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] e pill eachmorning. 24 hours. zero heartbur ♪ lou: my next guest says the left has become the greatest purveyor of bullying and modern history. the obama administration using the bully pulpit to do just that ,
for some reason you don't hear complaints about the white house response to sandy. we are still looking into why that might be. strange, don't you think? the imperious president obama appears ready to take on the second amendment. the "a-team" is here. the president's home town has the toughest gun laws in the country, yet its murder capital of america, and his home state corruption appears not only common but perhaps an asset. details ahead. the left waging war on its political...
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he went before house republicans said i have not been able to make a deal with the president so from now on the 113th congress as they move forward and not going to have any more private closed-door meetings with the president and not going to huddle with the president one-on-one without talking with house republicans. that is over. at the same time he think boehner even though he is giving up on the private negotiations will take calls from the president that he will have to work more closely with house republicans. he is going to have to think about where is my conference and are they going to be with me? r. mccarthy and paul ran going to be with me? there are a lot of other factors that and are has to consider. >> we are leaving the last few minutes of "washington journal." you can watch it live every morning started at 7:00 eastern on c-span. live coverage now from richard nixon's foundation event marking former president nixon's 100th birthday. over the next hour speakers are scheduled and include henry kissinger. >> it's a rare published to hear from our next speaker fred malek
he went before house republicans said i have not been able to make a deal with the president so from now on the 113th congress as they move forward and not going to have any more private closed-door meetings with the president and not going to huddle with the president one-on-one without talking with house republicans. that is over. at the same time he think boehner even though he is giving up on the private negotiations will take calls from the president that he will have to work more closely...
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this at the time that president obama has picked jack lew to replace tim geithner as treasury secretary. whoever runs the jaret -- the treasury has a critical job. so far, 2013 has been marked by fighting over the fiscal could. but americans say they are looking for solutions, decisions. we have the ceo of accounting giant duch joining me from -- deloit joining me from new york. what would your message be to the new secretary, jack lew? >> my message to jack, as well as what novartis said to the president is to get on to -- what i have already said to the president is to get on with solving the fiscal cliff issue. there are some big deadline's coming up in march between sequestration and the budget resolution as well as the bigger issue around the debt ceiling. and then we need to get to the longer-term issues in terms of where america is going, and that starts with tax reform as well as immigration issues and infrastructure issues. >> i hear the same message from business people across the country. we need more certainty from washington if we're going to kick start growth in this econo
this at the time that president obama has picked jack lew to replace tim geithner as treasury secretary. whoever runs the jaret -- the treasury has a critical job. so far, 2013 has been marked by fighting over the fiscal could. but americans say they are looking for solutions, decisions. we have the ceo of accounting giant duch joining me from -- deloit joining me from new york. what would your message be to the new secretary, jack lew? >> my message to jack, as well as what novartis said...
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president obama, those confident that he will be confirmed. meantime the debt and the debt ceiling that we're about to hit again in february, the house is back in session today. they got to address that. republicans pushing for spending cuts at this time could include social security and today vice president biden sits down with cabinet members and members of congress to finalize his recommendation for gown control. we'll present them to the president tomorrow likely to include universal background checks. >> no sleep for you over the next week, right? thank you so much. tracie potts in washington, d.c. >>> former secretary of state colin powell is speaking out on nbc's "meet the press." he endorsed chuck hey goebl the new defense secretary. he said he would do a great job at the pentagon. he fired harsh words at his own republican party. >> there's also a dark, a dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party. what do i mean by that? what i mean by that is they still sort of look down on minorities. how can i evidence that? when i see a
president obama, those confident that he will be confirmed. meantime the debt and the debt ceiling that we're about to hit again in february, the house is back in session today. they got to address that. republicans pushing for spending cuts at this time could include social security and today vice president biden sits down with cabinet members and members of congress to finalize his recommendation for gown control. we'll present them to the president tomorrow likely to include universal...
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obama is increasingly relying on executive orders to bypass congressional authority, now, this is what he refers to as the, we can't wait initiative or as i call it get the republicans the hell out of the way initiative. he's been using this for infrastructure projects and policies, and made several recess appointments while the senate was officially still in session. no president has attempted that power grab and halted deportation of illegal immigrants and adoptions of the dream act though he failed to pass it through congress and unilaterally changed welfare requirements without submitting them to congress for review. even the office said he should have consulted congress in that case. what you're witnessing is an out of control, arrogant, unconstitutional power grab. here to talk about the legality of all this have and discussion what options the president may be weighing, especially when it comes to the seconds amendment and gun control, from the american center for law and justice, kay seculo and lanny davis. them welcome back to "hannity." >> weem, chief justice "hannity" to you
obama is increasingly relying on executive orders to bypass congressional authority, now, this is what he refers to as the, we can't wait initiative or as i call it get the republicans the hell out of the way initiative. he's been using this for infrastructure projects and policies, and made several recess appointments while the senate was officially still in session. no president has attempted that power grab and halted deportation of illegal immigrants and adoptions of the dream act though he...
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i was campaigning for president obama in seattle and was with an amazing supportive housing organization there that showed, they had 23 homeless people, they looked at their medical expenses for the year before they came into the supportive housing and the year after. 23 people they saved their local hospital a million dollars in medical expenses because we all know, it's far more expensive for -- to leave somebody, especially if they have a mental health issue, for more expensive to leave them on the street than to come in and empower this -- the study talked about medical expenses but didn't do this. i went to visit the residents. i met one man who now is volunteering, now was teaching people about cooking, and making contributions. so, we have a backward way of thinking about this. this is why i think over criminal justice system in america is the most -- if you're a republican, that should be your biggest cause to go after because it's big wasteful government. it doesn't need to be that way. if we were empowering people to succeed on the front end. >> mayor, we're going to make you l
i was campaigning for president obama in seattle and was with an amazing supportive housing organization there that showed, they had 23 homeless people, they looked at their medical expenses for the year before they came into the supportive housing and the year after. 23 people they saved their local hospital a million dollars in medical expenses because we all know, it's far more expensive for -- to leave somebody, especially if they have a mental health issue, for more expensive to leave them...
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the voters did vote in president obama and kept the majority in the senate. but the voters decided they wanted to have republicans in control of the house of representatives. that says something. >> you know, i don't see any appreciable difference between the republicans and the democrats, i have to tell you. i would like to see a second party emerge in which the american people are protected. these are cultural wars that the democrats and the republicans haven't signed on to. they have come together and given up the budget -- >> i am sorry to interrupt you. i want to let the viewers know, we're looking at the president and the first lady and their daughters as they come off of air force one, returning from hawaii. go ahead. >> oh, no, no. that's quite all right. we have to put the american people above partisanship. look, the fact is, the fastest growing population in america are the independents. why? because we need something else. what we have gotten from both parties has run us into the difficulty we have to be honest about the debt and the scope of the
the voters did vote in president obama and kept the majority in the senate. but the voters decided they wanted to have republicans in control of the house of representatives. that says something. >> you know, i don't see any appreciable difference between the republicans and the democrats, i have to tell you. i would like to see a second party emerge in which the american people are protected. these are cultural wars that the democrats and the republicans haven't signed on to. they have...
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at the white house house today this will be an interesting meeting. president obama and afghan president hamid karzai talking about america's future role in the war in afghanistan. the state department says several topics on the agenda but top of the agenda, whether any u.s. forces will stay behind after the drawdown date that has been established for 2014. >> a full range of issues are going to be discussed. the economic transitions, regional integrations, support for the afghan reconciliation efforts, those will all be central themes. bill: u.s. commanders in afghanistan proposing keeping 6 to 15,000 u.s. troops after 2014 but officials say the president will be opening to pulling all of them out? a news conference scheduled for later this afternoon. we'll have live coverage here on the channel on that. some suggestions you get into negotiations say we'll all leave unless you get your act together. we'll see how that goes at white house. joint press conference. >> so a jam-packed show for you on this friday morning. first a kidnapped 5-year-old is f
at the white house house today this will be an interesting meeting. president obama and afghan president hamid karzai talking about america's future role in the war in afghanistan. the state department says several topics on the agenda but top of the agenda, whether any u.s. forces will stay behind after the drawdown date that has been established for 2014. >> a full range of issues are going to be discussed. the economic transitions, regional integrations, support for the afghan...
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. >>> former white house deputy press secretary bill burton and co-fonder of priorities usa, a pro-obama super pac, joins me along with tim carney. bill, the vice president came out yesterday and said, we're going to use executive order if we need to. that really riled a lot of people up. executive order, you guys aren't going to get it done, we're going to do it. we just heard john avalon say, look, those ideas are popular, a lot of republicans agree with them, you can't do it by executive order. >> i think he's just talking about the possibility that there are some things that maybe you can do through executive order and it's part of the, you know, big menu of options that are out there. but the truth is, if there's going to be real reform, if there's going to be real restrictions, you have to do it through congress. otherwise, you know, what you do could end up getting gummed up in the courts, and it could have no effect at all. >> that's got to be frustrating, though, that every time they try, there's always loopholes put in. i guess loopholes aren't everything from the tax code on,
. >>> former white house deputy press secretary bill burton and co-fonder of priorities usa, a pro-obama super pac, joins me along with tim carney. bill, the vice president came out yesterday and said, we're going to use executive order if we need to. that really riled a lot of people up. executive order, you guys aren't going to get it done, we're going to do it. we just heard john avalon say, look, those ideas are popular, a lot of republicans agree with them, you can't do it by...
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officials at the white house. this is just under an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much in thank you for everyone showing up this afternoon. these are very generous, and and i'm honored to be here today at the stimson center, an institution named for an inspired by a man who helped guide the nation through some of the most difficult challenges we've ever faced. in an organization that i remember calling upon for pagan and assistance on many occasions, particularly when i was working for sam nunn, who had the pleasure to work with for 17 years. i remember spending a field office, north of dupont circle, many a day talking to. and make any team of experts on proliferation issues, loose nukes, chemical and biological warfare issues. so it's a great institution and it's an honor to come back here. this only makes it the second time they've been to your new office and it's fantastic. little did i know two months ago, approximately two months ago when and i got together and talked about this, how good stimson was. a
officials at the white house. this is just under an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much in thank you for everyone showing up this afternoon. these are very generous, and and i'm honored to be here today at the stimson center, an institution named for an inspired by a man who helped guide the nation through some of the most difficult challenges we've ever faced. in an organization that i remember calling upon for pagan and assistance on many occasions, particularly when i was working...
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he is expected to give president obama rick mast recommendations for gun legislation tomorrow. the nra says it has enough support in congress to block a ban on assault weapons. >> we are getting our definite fair share of cold weather this morning. temperatures right now on concord are 31. santa rosa lower 30's. novato also at 30 fremont is at 34 degrees. the couple of wind chill readings in the upper 20s including santa rosa this morning. it feels like 28 degrees and a lot of these locations. it is really not feeling nice to be out there. napa is at 43, at richmond 37, up vallejo 39 degrees. the south bay redwood city 36. downtown san francisco was at 40. this morning, clear and cool conditions with a freeze warning in effect. it will be a cool afternoon with lots of sunshine. this evening clear and, wins. we're expecting temperatures in the mid twenties to low 30's, icy wind chills. future cast four and motion at 8:00 be paying indicates the 30's this morning. the blue indicates the '40's. in the north bay in east a we're looking at very cold conditions. around lunchtime we a
he is expected to give president obama rick mast recommendations for gun legislation tomorrow. the nra says it has enough support in congress to block a ban on assault weapons. >> we are getting our definite fair share of cold weather this morning. temperatures right now on concord are 31. santa rosa lower 30's. novato also at 30 fremont is at 34 degrees. the couple of wind chill readings in the upper 20s including santa rosa this morning. it feels like 28 degrees and a lot of these...
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he's expected to give president obama a list of recommendations sometime tomorrow. mean time, the nra says congress will likely block any new law that would ban assault rifles. the nra has so far prevented passage of another assault weapons ban like the one that expired back in 2004. >>> still ahead at 11:00, ryan wilson may be in an empire state of mind. the latest reports on one of the most popular giants in team history. >> a surprise news conference with the president this morning during which he warns congress he will not get in a fight over this country's debt limit. i'm bob redell. that story coming up. >>> plus, has apple lost its cool? we'll take a look in business news. >>> in a surprise move today, president obama holding his very last news conference of his first term. he used the encounter to address the debt ceiling debate soon to be heating up on capitol hill. bob redell joining us live from the newsroom with the latest details on president obama's speech. good morning. >> good morning, jon. president obama used his final news conference of his first
he's expected to give president obama a list of recommendations sometime tomorrow. mean time, the nra says congress will likely block any new law that would ban assault rifles. the nra has so far prevented passage of another assault weapons ban like the one that expired back in 2004. >>> still ahead at 11:00, ryan wilson may be in an empire state of mind. the latest reports on one of the most popular giants in team history. >> a surprise news conference with the president this...
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underscoring a focus within the white house on the fiscal battles to come. including a showdown on the debt ceiling. look at his signature. here's what it would look like on its dollar bill. it makes my chicken scratch look good. >>> hilda solis announced that she's resigning. eric holder is staying on at least for now. also remaining on the job secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius. ray lahood the only republican in the cabinet hasn't signaled whether or not he's leaving this administration. >>> hill kri clinton will be stepping down from her post in the coming weeks. we're not going to call it retirement? >> retirement? >> i don't know if that's the word i would use. certainly stepping off the very fast track for a little while. >> the obama administration pushing back after a picture taken in the oval office, this image by the photographer was featured on the front page yesterday of the "new york times." a group of men meeting with president. with top positions at the state, defense and treasury departments all offered recently to males
underscoring a focus within the white house on the fiscal battles to come. including a showdown on the debt ceiling. look at his signature. here's what it would look like on its dollar bill. it makes my chicken scratch look good. >>> hilda solis announced that she's resigning. eric holder is staying on at least for now. also remaining on the job secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius. ray lahood the only republican in the cabinet hasn't signaled whether or not he's...
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. >> the obama administration says it may withdraw all a u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014. white house officials said troops would remain in the country long enough to ensure afghan forces maintain their own security but is not ruling out the possibility of e early withdrawal. >> new concerns over boeing's 787 dream liners after two planes suffered mishaps at logan airport in boston. one of the flights was cancelled yesterday after a fuel leak just a day after an electrical fire broke out in another plane after landing on friday. san jose will be the only airport with daily nonstop dream liner service to asia. in time for flu season a new facebook app helps you track down who gave you the flu. the app is called "help i have the flu." it is designed to help track down the suspects responsible for spreading the virus. with a click of a button the app a goes through friends' profiles looking for posts with key words like "flu," or "coughing." it will scan for people who made late night posts. the idea is sleep depry pags puts people
. >> the obama administration says it may withdraw all a u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014. white house officials said troops would remain in the country long enough to ensure afghan forces maintain their own security but is not ruling out the possibility of e early withdrawal. >> new concerns over boeing's 787 dream liners after two planes suffered mishaps at logan airport in boston. one of the flights was cancelled yesterday after a fuel leak just a day after an...
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president obama is expected to soon name jack lew the new head of the treasury department. lew currently serves as white house chief of staff, but is reportedly the president's pick to fill the role as head of the treasury which will be vacated by timothy geithner following the inaguration. lew has served as budget director under both president obama and president clinton. he is also a wall street alum, as citigroup's managing director before heading to capitol hill. talks on gun control led by vice president joe biden are underway, with the vp promising something will be done to avert mass shootings in america. "urgent action. and the president and i are determined to take action." biden is hosting a series of meetings with people from all walks of life to discuss gun control. that includes walmart, the nation's largest seller of guns and ammunition. earlier, it was reported a rep would not attend the meetings; but later the retailer said it would send an approriate representative. morgan stanley is cutting back on its senior staff in its latest round of job cuts. the firm
president obama is expected to soon name jack lew the new head of the treasury department. lew currently serves as white house chief of staff, but is reportedly the president's pick to fill the role as head of the treasury which will be vacated by timothy geithner following the inaguration. lew has served as budget director under both president obama and president clinton. he is also a wall street alum, as citigroup's managing director before heading to capitol hill. talks on gun control led by...
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house minority leader nancy pelosi wants president obama to use the 14th amendment to raise the debt ceiling and dodge a legislative showdown. >> if i were the president i would use the 14th amendment which says the debt of the united states will always be paid. >> you would go ahead and do it? >> i would go do it, right. but the congress has incurred much of this debt. we incurred it but we're not going to pay it. if you want to say we're not going to do it so much in the future, that's another thing. but you can't say i'm not paying my past debt. >>gretchen: is that even legal? i'm joined by fox news judge napolitano. i know this is the kind of stuff that gets your blood boiling because you're a big defender of the constitution? >> mrs. pelosi has taken a small phrase in the 14th amendment and extrapolated it beyond its orpblg into the meaning. the phrase says the debt of the united states shall not be questioned. it meant shall not be questioned by the states. a little bit of history. the civil war is over. the seceding southern states are brought back into the union. when they co
house minority leader nancy pelosi wants president obama to use the 14th amendment to raise the debt ceiling and dodge a legislative showdown. >> if i were the president i would use the 14th amendment which says the debt of the united states will always be paid. >> you would go ahead and do it? >> i would go do it, right. but the congress has incurred much of this debt. we incurred it but we're not going to pay it. if you want to say we're not going to do it so much in the...